| Deposit ID | 10209008 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A000585 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020510021 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Surprise Creek |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -142.275, 65.16918 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 335 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Charley River A-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Charley River SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charley River C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks | 004 N | 027 E | 16 | NESWSW | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -142.275, 65.16918 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020510021 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A000585 | MAS references MRDS |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NO PRODUCTION RECORDS BUT PLACER GOLD HAS BEEN FOUND (B314). SOURCE OF THE GOLD IS THE TERTIARY CONGLOMERATE (B917-D). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-FEB-1988 | Hall | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.